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The advice that this CEO of a financial giant always gives: "Take some of the paths that are going to be uncomfortable."
The advice that this CEO of a financial giant always gives: "Take some of the paths that are going to be uncomfortable."
By Daniel Roth
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Building a startup airline seem like an impossible challenge. Former United CFO Andrew Levy explains his formula with Avelo
Building a startup airline seem like an impossible challenge. Former United CFO Andrew Levy explains his formula with Avelo
By Daniel Roth
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"Be a sponge" is the key to being a great leader, says Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel. It's why he spends so much time on the road
"Be a sponge" is the key to being a great leader, says Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel. It's why he spends so much time on the road
By Daniel Roth
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How can you be a great live event moderator?
Lots of amazing contributions here. I'd add a few points: 1) Think carefully about the time and the # of panelists. Rules of thumb: Save 30% of the time for Q&A; intros take 3-5 mins. That nets you time for 6-7 questions in a 60-min fireside. For a 60-min 3-person panel, you'll be lucky to get 5 q's, if managed rigorously. So edit your questions carefully. 2) The worst panels are the ones where everyone answers every question. Don't do this. 3) Constantly remind yourself that you’re there to serve *the audience* not the panelists. Part of your brain needs to be in the crowd listening (not literally). If your brain is getting bored, so is the crowd. Pick up the pace, be ruthless about moving on to new areas. If the crowd leans in, you're set
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What are some effective strategies to proofread your own writing?
One thing that helps me with this important point: I always write my headline first. This helps me figure out if I'm confused about what I'm trying to say or who I'm trying to say it to. If I can't come up with a headline, I'm flat out confused. If I have a headline that's a list of things, I'm going to confuse the reader on what's important. But when I nail the headline, I know what it is I'm trying to say and can go back to it when I get stuck while writing.
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What are some effective strategies to proofread your own writing?
The one thing I *always* do: Read anything I've written out loud. I had an old editor teach me this trick and it's ridiculously effective: You can hear the rhythm of your writing and whether you're going to bore your readers; you also spot mistakes easier, like double words or weird word choices. The one thing is: You do have to get used to people looking at you weirdly as you stare at your computer talking to it...
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Even before INSEAD nabbed the No. 2 spot on our first global Top MBA list, the school was sought after by leaders who knew it would help them land…
Even before INSEAD nabbed the No. 2 spot on our first global Top MBA list, the school was sought after by leaders who knew it would help them land…
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Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model
Wired
The process is automatic, random, and endless, a Stirling engine fueled by the world’s unceasing desire to know how to grow avocado trees from pits or how to throw an Atlanta Braves-themed birthday party. It is a database of human needs, and if you haven’t stumbled on a Demand video or article yet, you soon will.
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Netflix Everywhere: Sorry Cable, You're History
Wired
Netflix has taken the boldest step yet toward a world in which consumers, not programmers, determine not only what they watch but when, where, and how. The dream of routing around cable companies just may be in sight.
You'll never hear Hastings point that out, however. Unlike many in the tech world, he's a quiet disrupter, sabotaging business models silently and irretrievably. -
How to Reform Education: Think Geek
Wired
"The best schools," Grodd told me later, "are able to make learning cool, so the cool kids are the ones who get As. That's an art."
It's an art that has, for the most part, been lost on educators. The notion itself seems incredibly daunting—until you look at one maligned subculture in which the smartest members are also the most popular: the geeks. If you want to reform schools, you've got to make them geekier. -
Road Map for Financial Recovery: Radical Transparency Now!
Wired
But the volume of data obscures more than it reveals; financial reporting has become so transparent as to be invisible. Answering what should be simple questions—how secure is my cash account? How much of my bank's capital is tied up in risky debt obligations?—often seems to require a legal degree, as well as countless hours to dig through thousands of pages of documents. Undoubtedly, the warning signs of our current crisis—and the next one!—lie somewhere in all those filings, but good luck…
But the volume of data obscures more than it reveals; financial reporting has become so transparent as to be invisible. Answering what should be simple questions—how secure is my cash account? How much of my bank's capital is tied up in risky debt obligations?—often seems to require a legal degree, as well as countless hours to dig through thousands of pages of documents. Undoubtedly, the warning signs of our current crisis—and the next one!—lie somewhere in all those filings, but good luck finding them.
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Brian Roberts: The Dark Lord of Broadband Tries to Fix Comcast's Image
Wired
It was as if, in the middle of a phone call to a friend, Comcast got on the line and in the caller's own voice told the friend he was hanging up, while the caller simultaneously heard the same message in the friend's voice.
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Back to the Garage: How Economic Turmoil Breeds Innovation
Wired
In July 1993, Tom Siebel launched Siebel Systems, which made software for managing corporate sales staffs. The US economy was faltering, and the market for his product was new and untested. In other words, the timing couldn't have been better.
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The Rebirth of Henry Blodget
Wired
Henry Blodget has never gotten used to the chorus of hate that follows his every move. He's merely learned to live with it.
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Driven: Shai Agassi's Audacious Plan to Put Electric Cars on the Road
Wired
Now it's Agassi's turn. He starts off uncharacteristically nervous, stammering a bit. He's got something different, he says. A new approach. He believes it just might be possible to get the entire world off oil. For good. Point by point, gaining speed as he goes, he shares for the first time in public the ideas that will change his future—and possibly the world's.
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The Birth of Android: Inside Google's Plan to Free The Wireless Web
Wired
An article looking at why Google is building Android — mostly out of fear of Microsoft! — and how Andy Rubin is pulling it off.
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Barry Sternlicht: Revenge of the Hotel King
Portfolio
Barry Sternlicht, the founder of Starwood Hotels, is getting back into the hotel business. Why? To right past wrongs.
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Why Cerberus' Chrysler Purchase Is the Most Dangerous Deal in America
Portfolio
The Cerberus CEO told the small crowd his mantra: Reveal as little as necessary; be anonymous; be invisible. “We try to hide religiously,” he says. “If anyone at Cerberus has his picture in the paper and a picture of his apartment, we will do more than fire that person. We will kill him. The jail sentence will be worth it.” But then he bought Chrysler right when the world turned and everyone started paying attention.
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Bram Cohen’s BitTorrent software made it a cinch to pirate films on the Internet. So why is Hollywood on his side?
Fortune
“I didn’t have any clear plans when I first started,” Bram Cohen says. “I wasn’t worried, partially because what I was doing was really cool, and partially because I’m broken and can’t feel anxiety.
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Buffett and Gates: The $91 Billion Conversation
Fortune
I talk with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett about their close relationship, their plans for poker that night, and Wall Street's willingness to lead investors down the wrong path.
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Trump!
Fortune
You think Donald Trump's hit reality show is a circus? Spend a few weeks watching him work.
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Skype: Catch Us If You Can
Fortune
The folks who brought you Kazaa are creating a new company called Skype—and a plan to set phone calls free. If the telcos want to fight back, they'll have to find them first.
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